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Summerfall

by Claire Legrand
Summerfall by Claire Legrand
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A prequel novella to Winterspell.

In this captivating novella, prequel to the upcoming Winterspell, Claire Legrand weaves a story of magic, political intrigue, and forbidden love.

Rinka is a faery, passionate and powerful, determined to maintain the tenuous peace between faeries and humans.

Alban Somerhart is a human, a reluctant king trapped in an arranged marriage, desperate to prevent war.

Their love could save the kingdom of Cane — or shatter it forever.

This entrancing tale sets the stage for the rise of a wicked queen, and the journey of a lifetime for a human girl named Clara...

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FantasyYoung Adult
Release date: August 2014

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Claire Legrand

Claire Legrand

Claire Legrand writes the kind of stories that haunt you long after the last page—tales that don’t just unfold, they resonate. With a gift for weaving eerie atmospheres, thorny heroines, and questions that refuse easy answers, she has carved out a singular space in contemporary fantasy and horror. Her worlds shimmer with light and menace, beauty and teeth—perfect for readers who crave emotional intensity wrapped in rich, imaginative storytelling.

Raised in Texas and once a classical pianist, Legrand’s early love of music infuses her prose with rhythm and grace. But it’s her fearless exploration of power, trauma, and the gray spaces between good and evil that sets her apart. From the sweeping, time-bending arcs of The Empirium Trilogy to the unsettling, visceral dread of Sawkill Girls, her books tackle darkness without losing sight of hope.

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A New York Times bestselling author and finalist for the Edgar, Bram Stoker, and Lambda Literary Awards, Legrand has never been content to stay in one lane. She moves between middle grade and young adult fiction with the same ease she balances lush fantasy and chilling suspense, always anchoring her work in deep emotion and psychological nuance.

What binds her stories together—whether you're exploring the macabre secrets of The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls or navigating cosmic prophecy in Kingsbane—is a persistent, pulsing question: what do we become when the world demands more than we’re ready to give?

Claire Legrand doesn't offer safe answers. She offers a mirror—and dares us to look.

More books by Claire Legrand

A Rose of Blood and Binding (The Middlemist Trilogy #3)
⧗ 9.50 / 2
A Song of Ash and Moonlight (The Middlemist Trilogy #2)
★ 10.00 / 1
A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy #1)
⧗ 9.00 / 1
Thornlight (Foxheart #2)
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Lightbringer (The Empirium Trilogy #3)
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Kingsbane (The Empirium Trilogy #2)
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Sawkill Girls
★ 8.00 / 1
Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy #1)
Unrated
Foxheart (Foxheart #1)
Unrated
Winterspell
Unrated
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 40 Tales Brief & Sinister
Unrated
The Year of Shadows
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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
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